Popular gelding Gander, 26, dies on New York farm

Gander died Wednesday morning on an upstate New York farm. He won 15 of his 60 races and earned $1,824,011. Gander was owned by Mike Gatsas and trained by the late Charles Assimakopoulos and later by John Terranova. His highest-class win came in the 2001 MeadowlandsCup Handicap (G2). He was named the horse of the year in both New England and New Newyork in 2000. He suffered a career-ending fracture to a cannonbone during a workout at Saratoga in 2004.